Jones Intentionally Chooses Middle Airplane Seats to Meet Strangers
Dhani Jones · Joe Lonsdale and Dhani Jones Discuss the Power of Suffering & Adversity · Joe Lonsdale · Dec 31, 2021 · at 38:21
Former NFL linebacker and investor Dhani Jones explains to Joe Lonsdale how direct, everyday interactions with strangers sustain his personal optimism.
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“One of the things I love to do is sit in the middle row on the airplane, because I get to run into somebody I've never met before.”
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